Letter: Another website for health care info

Posted: December 26, 2013 - 7:37pm

A young father recently told me he did not know where to start to obtain health care information. Given the problems that have occurred with the government website, this may be a common condition for young families who have not had health insurance.

Fortunately. there is a website that has information easily available for everyone. The website was developed by a very small private company using tables from the government website and lists all the plans and the subsidies that are available. No personal or identifiable information is entered. All that is required is to enter your zip code and your income. Then, the site gives you the same information that is on the government site, without having to enter personal information first.

The site seems to be available all the time. It can be accessed at http://www.healthsherpa.com/. The site, unfortunately, cannot be used to sign up for health care, but it is very easy for anyone to use. I hope this is helpful for people who need a place to get started.

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She was friendly and didn't try to sell me something I didn't need. Listened to what I had to say. I was offered a decent quote for a premium and it's all right here in this state. You can even walk into their office though it is in Overland Park.